The iPhone’s initial successes in the smartphone market warrant at least a passing mention. In just a couple years’ time, Apple has managed to jump-start the touchscreen smartphone market and drive adoption into the mainstream. All the while, BlackBerry-maker RIM has been riding the smartphone wave all the way to the bank. Both Apple and…
Microsoft releases Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK to devs
Windows Mobile devs have just gotten the veritable green light to start serious development on Windows Mobile 6.5 applications. We missed the SDK at Microsoft’s TechEd 2009, but we’re glad to see that Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK is now ready to add “documentation, sample code, header and library files, emulator images and tools” to…
Palm Touchstone beats Palm Pre to market
It wouldn’t make sense to buy a new set of “dubs” (20″ wheels, in lay terms) for our G-ride (“car,” get with the program!). So, does it make sense to buy a cellphone charger without the cellphone? Not a chance. Did that stop one eager Palm Pre fan to go out and grab himself a…
Apple pats itself on back with WWDC AppStore banner
Apple usually isn’t shy about its products or its services. Case in point, the first WWDC banner displayed in San Francisco’s Moscone Center pays homage to the AppStore’s unrivalled success in the past year. The banner declares that “One Year Later” Apple’s AppStore is “Light Years Ahead.” If that’s not classic Apple-style, we don’t know…
Sony Ericsson finally wises up and ditches Memory Stick Micro for microSD [update]
If the headline sounds bitter, it’s because we are. For longer than we care to remember, Sony (and its mobile phone manufacturing joint venture, Sony Ericsson) has been pushing their proprietary Memory Stick format on the world – only to find that their arm-twisting tactics did little more than frustrate and annoy the mass market.…
Oh (HTC) Snap! Now available in UK.
If the prospect of a new BlackBerry Storm or the all-new Palm Pre doesn’t get your juices flowing, perhaps a snazzy new Windows Mobile-powered smartphone will fit your fancy. Those of you in the UK with an itch for the HTC Snap will be happy to hear that the email-friendly QWERTY smartphone is now available…
Opera Mobile overtakes iPhone Safari as top mobile browser!
It looks like the mighty iPhone has been felled by one of the best mobile browsers on the market. New stats from the aptly-named research firm StatCounter confirms that the iPhone is no longer king of the mobile-browser-hill. With a 24.6% share of the global mobile browser market, Opera Mobile has overtaken the iPhone as…
Why limited Palm Pre supplies might be a good thing
When was the last time you walked into a Sprint retailer and walked out of the store without wasting half a day waiting for an agent to activate your new handset? Activating a mobile phone generally takes a good long while, regardless of how experienced a sales rep might be – and that applies to…
Sony Ericsson announcing “eco” phones June 4th
Early June is really shaping up to be an exciting week in the mobile world. Just a couple days before the Palm Pre is scheduled to go live across the US, Sony Ericsson will be announcing their latest “eco” phones. Come June 4th, our favorite Japanese-Swedish phone maker will unveil the latest set of mobile…
Preview of the new Kung Fu-tastic Palm Pre ad
Palm has announced that it will be unveiling a new Palm Pre video advertisement during a Palm Pre launch party in Hollywood on June 3. For those lucky few that will get to drink and eat on Palm’s dime will apparently be treated to comedy performances from the world’s best comedians. Palm will also unveil…